ALMOST DONE.The temporary shelters under construction in Maganhan village, Baybay City. The shelter meant for landslide survivors will be turned over to recipient families on July 15, 2022.(Photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) TACLOBAN CITY -Around 40 families who survived the April 10, 2022 landslide in Baybay City will soon move to temporary shelters after three months of staying in evacuation centers. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Eastern Visayas Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion said on Thursday the shelters will be turned over to recipients on July 15. Amy engineers, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) personnel, local government unit workers, and volunteers have been working double-time to build the project, according to the OCD official. "The shelter is made up of concrete floor, steel and hardiflex for wall, and corrugated sheets for roofing. Each unit has water and power supply. Families will stay in the shelter while waiting for the completion of
SHELTER. Army engineers start building temporary shelters for landslide survivors in Baybay City, Leyte province. Families displaced by the April 10, 2022 landslides are expected to stay in the shelter while waiting for the completion of permanent houses. (Photo courtesy of 546th Engineering Construction Battalion) TACLOBAN CITY - The Philippine Army's 546th Engineering Construction Battalion has started building temporary shelters for families displaced by recent killer landslides in Baybay City, Leyte. Temporary shelters are being constructed within the two-hectare property in Maganhan village. The Department of Public Works and Highways recently completed the site development. Army engineers are being assisted by personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine Army, and the Philippine National Police. "This is not enough, and we need more volunteers to help fast track the construction of the temporary shelters," said Philippine Army's 802nd Brigade Commander
CASH AID. Policemen giving cash assistance to landslide survivors in Baybay City. Policemen from three regional offices in the country have donated nearly PHP2 million to families badly affected by recent killer landslides in Leyte. (Photo courtesy of Police Regional Office 8) BAYBAY CITY, Leyte - Policemen from three regional offices in the country have donated nearly PHP2 million to families badly affected by recent killer landslides in Baybay City and Abuyog, Leyte. Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac led the turnover on Wednesday of the PHP1.85 million cash aid to the two local governments during a program held at the Baybay Convention Center in Baybay City. In Abuyog town, some 139 displaced families received PHP6,072 each. In Baybay, eight families got PHP6,072 each and another 159 families received PHP6,073 each. Of the PHP1.85 million cash aid, PHP600,000 are from Cagayan Valley police regional office, PHP1.07 million from Cordillera police regional office, and PHP187,926 from Bicol polic
CATASTROPHE. Mudflow is seen in a village in Baybay City, Leyte in this April 11, 2022 photo after the onslaught of Tropical Depression Agaton. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau will update the geohazard map of areas in Leyte highly susceptible to landslides.(Photo courtesy of Rep. Carl Cari) TACLOBAN CITY - The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) will come up with updated geohazard maps for areas highly vulnerable to landslides in Leyte, an official said on Tuesday. MGB Eastern Visayas Regional Director Carlos Tayag said in a phone interview that he asked MGB geologists to update maps, especially in areas where there are requests from local government units. "We cannot make updated maps in all areas. We will just carry it out through our regular activities. The focus is the proposed relocation sites," Tayag said in a phone interview. The latest geohazard map completed in 2016 became available online in the same year. It is the output of the Department of Environment and Natura
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